Three Sacred Scriptures:The Tanakh, the Christian Bible & the Qur’anOne Shared Horizon: a research journey towards nearly 2,000 Resonance-Verses.
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TanakhSefer Yirmĕyāhū [סֵפֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ] or Book of Jeremiah · Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me and I will answer you…
Christian BibleGospel According to Luke · Luke 11:9–10
Ask, and it will be given to you…
al-Qur’ānSūrah al-Baqarah [سورة البقرة] or The Cow · 2:186
I am near. I respond to those who call Me…
The project’s first research volume
Volume I has identified 305 individual verses across 20 carefully curated resonance sets. We anticipate that attentive reading across the three sacred scriptures may reveal close to 2,000 resonance-verses. The fuller side of the glass deserves attention: shared human and spiritual questions may be more numerous than the differences that divide us—while those differences remain meaningful.
The source texts take visual priority. Commentary remains a companion—not the final word.
Contributors rooted in each tradition receive respectful priority when its passages are read.
Every set is a starting point for readers to discover further resonance and lived meaning.
An interfaith reading project
Discover more than 300 verses and 20 shared themes across the Tanakh, the Christian Bible and the Qur’ān—without dissolving what makes each tradition distinct.
A space for attentive reading, reflection and encounter.
What we mean by resonance
resonance /ˈrɛzənəns/
A sound that remains clear, deep and present long after it first begins.
resonance /meaning/
A quality that makes something personally meaningful or important to someone.
The project brings distinctive scriptural “calls” into a shared field of attention. Historical context, language and doctrine matter; so do the questions a passage awakens in a reader today.
Our aim is educational and religious exploration—grounded in scholarship, shaped through Jewish, Christian and Muslim dialogue, and open to the wider public.
Explore the resonance sets
Begin with a theme or a question. Each set places the source texts first, followed by a jointly developed reflection.
Resonance set 01
What does it mean to call—and to be heard?
Sefer Yirmĕyāhū [סֵפֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ] or Book of Jeremiah
33:3
“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you wondrous things, secrets you have not known.”
Gospel According to Luke
11:9–10
“Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.”
Sūrah al-Baqarah [سورة البقرة] or Sūrah al-Baqarah · The Cow
2:186
“I am near. I respond to those who call Me, so let them respond to Me, and believe in Me, so that they may be rightly guided.”
Across these passages, calling on the divine is met by nearness, attention and an invitation to trust. Their resonance is not a promise of a magical formula; it is a shared confidence that human longing does not disappear into an indifferent universe.
Working English editions: JPS Tanakh (1985), New Revised Standard Version, and M. A. S. Abdel Haleem’s Qur’ān translation (2004). Excerpts shown here follow the project’s current editorial draft.
Our reading principles
We do not claim that one verse is ‘really’ the same as another. We listen for meaningful echoes while keeping difference in view.
Every passage belongs to a living interpretive tradition. Voices from that tradition receive respectful priority in the shared conversation.
Historical context, language and scholarship matter—and so does what a text can disclose to a reader in the present.
Our reflections are starting points. Readers are invited to notice further resonances, questions and differences for themselves.
Essays, dialogue and project resources
A growing library of scholarly and reflective writing that listens for resonance while respecting the distinctive voice, history and interpretation of each tradition.
A wide-ranging reflection on the Zabur and Psalms, their many voices and their enduring power to express prayer, praise and shared hope.
Read full articleRabbi Allen S. Maller · Divine names
Rabbi Allen S. Maller · Qur’an and Torah
Rabbi Allen S. Maller · Abrahamic faiths and calendars
The principles, submission criteria and peer-review process used when work is considered for publication on the project website.
Future approved articles can be added here in the same consistent, reader-friendly format.
The first volume
Volume I brings together 20 carefully selected resonance sets and identifies 305 individual verses across its core readings and further-reflection references. The source texts take visual priority on one page; jointly developed commentary sits opposite—not as the final word, but as a companion to reflection.
The Steering Group
Jewish, Christian and Muslim members bring together scholarship, ministry, community leadership and sustained interfaith engagement. They meet around the texts themselves—reading with both conviction and openness.
Meet the Resonance TeamCommitted to regular shared engagement with the Tanakh, Christian Bible and Qur’ān.
Project coordination and a shared commitment to respectful encounter.
A growing field of enquiry
Future resources will explore scriptural persons, ethical themes and daily practices—and support “resonance corners” in synagogues, churches and mosques.
Continue the conversation
We welcome scholarly dialogue, community partnerships, reflections and enquiries about the forthcoming book.
Write to the project info@scriptural-resonance.com